Frank Piercy was a blacksmith who played amateur football in the Teesiders Minor League. He joined Middlesbrough in 1898 and two years later became a full-time professional. Syd King persuaded Piercy to join West Ham in 1904. The West Ham defence included Piercy, George Kitchen, David Gardner, Len Jarvis, Tommy Allison and Bill Wildman. During the 1906-07 season the team only conceded 41 goals in 38 games. Piercy was a regular member of the team for seven seasons: 33 (1904-05), 24 (1905-06), 37 (1906-07), 23 (1907-08), 26 (1908-09), 29 (1909-10) and 32 (1910-11). Piercy developed a reputation as a hard man. In a game against Swindon on 1st September, 1907, Piercy got involved in a fight with Charlie Bannister. As a result of the incident, Piercy received a four-week suspension. The FA decided that Bannister instigated the fight and he was banned for six weeks. Later that season Piercy was sent off for a bad tackle in a game against Millwall. One newspaper report claimed the Millwall player "left the field in an unconscious state". Piercy played in 214 Southern League games. Only Herbert Ashton (224) and Fred Blackburn (217) had a better record than Piercy. He was also the captain of West Ham between 1907 and 1911 when Tommy Randall took over the job. Injuries forced Piercy into retirement in 1912. Piercy was then appointed assistant trainer under Charlie Paynter. Frank Piercy died in 1931.